Overview
- Concise explanation of karst and exploration methods
- Systematic and step-by-step explanations facilitate understanding of how to sustainably use and protect groundwater
- Great number of practical examples and lessons
- Considerable number of sketches and figures perfectly illustrate the descriptions provided
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Professional Practice in Earth Sciences (PRES)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Characterization of Karst Aquifer
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Engineering Aspects of Control and Protection of Karst Aquifer
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Regulating and Protecting Karst Aquifer—Case Studies
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About this book
This practical training guidebook makes an important contribution to karst hydrogeology. It presents supporting material for academic courses worldwide that include this and similar topics. It is an excellent sourcebook for students and other attendees of the International Karst School: Characterization and Engineering of Karst Aquifers, which opened in Trebinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2014 and which will be organized every year in early summer.
As opposed to more theoretical works, this is a catalog of possible engineering interventions in karst and their implications. Although the majority of readers will be professionals with geology/hydrogeology backgrounds, the language is not purely technical making it accessible to a wider audience. This means that the methodology, case studies and experiences presented will also benefit water managers working in karst environments.
Reviews
“This book contains numerous illustrations … and tables which help readers to understand hydrogeological and engineering geological terminology in karst areas. … The present tome is addressed to professionals with a geological and hydrogeological background, students of earth sciences and water managers in karst environments. The text is written in such a way that it is easily understood; readers will rapidly become familiar with hydrogeological terms and engineering methods in karst environments.” (Jacek Różkowski, Geologos, Vol. 21 (3), 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Karst Aquifers - Characterization and Engineering
Editors: Zoran Stevanović
Series Title: Professional Practice in Earth Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12850-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-12849-8Published: 24 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35422-4Published: 06 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-12850-4Published: 25 February 2015
Series ISSN: 2364-0073
Series E-ISSN: 2364-0081
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 692
Number of Illustrations: 146 b/w illustrations, 291 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Hydrology/Water Resources, Hydrogeology